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| Scottish independence: One month to go in Referendum campaign | Scottish independence: One month to go in Referendum campaign |
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| Both sides in the Scottish independence debate are to hold events with one month of the campaign left to go. | Both sides in the Scottish independence debate are to hold events with one month of the campaign left to go. |
| First Minister Alex Salmond will attend a Scottish cabinet meeting in Arbroath, which has historical significance for nationalists. | First Minister Alex Salmond will attend a Scottish cabinet meeting in Arbroath, which has historical significance for nationalists. |
| And Better Together said it was launching its "final push" ahead of the vote on 18 September. | And Better Together said it was launching its "final push" ahead of the vote on 18 September. |
| Voters will be asked the Yes/No question: "Should Scotland be an independent country?" | Voters will be asked the Yes/No question: "Should Scotland be an independent country?" |
| Mr Salmond will visit Arbroath Abbey, the birthplace of the Declaration of Arbroath, which affirmed Scottish sovereignty in 1320 following the wars of independence. | Mr Salmond will visit Arbroath Abbey, the birthplace of the Declaration of Arbroath, which affirmed Scottish sovereignty in 1320 following the wars of independence. |
| Daily question | Daily question |
| As the people of Scotland weigh up how to vote in the independence referendum, they are asking questions on a range of topics from the economy to welfare. | As the people of Scotland weigh up how to vote in the independence referendum, they are asking questions on a range of topics from the economy to welfare. |
| In a series running up to polling day, BBC correspondents are looking at those major questions and by using statistics, analysis and expert views shining a light on some of the possible answers. | In a series running up to polling day, BBC correspondents are looking at those major questions and by using statistics, analysis and expert views shining a light on some of the possible answers. |
| So far, they have looked at Trident, Scottish economic growth, broadcasting, population and health. | So far, they have looked at Trident, Scottish economic growth, broadcasting, population and health. |
| The declaration contains the famous lines: "As long as but a hundred of us remain alive, never will we on any conditions be brought under English rule. | The declaration contains the famous lines: "As long as but a hundred of us remain alive, never will we on any conditions be brought under English rule. |
| "It is in truth not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself." | "It is in truth not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself." |
| Mr Salmond has said he will make a new Declaration of Arbroath - pledging to protect the NHS from privatisation and create a fairer society. | Mr Salmond has said he will make a new Declaration of Arbroath - pledging to protect the NHS from privatisation and create a fairer society. |
| This "Declaration of Opportunity" would be "based on the vast potential of the talented people of this country that independence can release", he will say. | This "Declaration of Opportunity" would be "based on the vast potential of the talented people of this country that independence can release", he will say. |
| Mr Salmond will set out what he said were the three key opportunities that independence would provide: | Mr Salmond will set out what he said were the three key opportunities that independence would provide: |
| It is because of these "great opportunities" that people will be better off with "Scotland's future in Scotland's hands," Mr Salmond will argue. | It is because of these "great opportunities" that people will be better off with "Scotland's future in Scotland's hands," Mr Salmond will argue. |
| Speaking to BBC radio's Good Morning Scotland programme ahead of the event, Mr Salmond said a recent spate of polls showed the "Yes" campaign has a "spring in their step". | |
| He said: "We've now had three opinion polls over this weekend showing significant gains for the Yes campaign. | |
| "One of the things that the polls today indicate is it is moving in our direction. Firstly, the vast majority of people in Scotland want to keep the pound and a majority of people don't believe the Westminster attempt to say they'll seize all the UK financial assets." | |
| 'Majority of support' | 'Majority of support' |
| Meanwhile, Douglas Alexander, the Labour MP and shadow foreign secretary, claimed a majority of Scots continued to back the Union as the two-year campaign entered its final stages. | Meanwhile, Douglas Alexander, the Labour MP and shadow foreign secretary, claimed a majority of Scots continued to back the Union as the two-year campaign entered its final stages. |
| Mr Alexander said: "This has already been the longest campaign in British political history. The remarkable thing over the last two years of campaigning has been how little public opinion has changed. | Mr Alexander said: "This has already been the longest campaign in British political history. The remarkable thing over the last two years of campaigning has been how little public opinion has changed. |
| "We started the campaign speaking for the majority of Scots and now, as we enter the final month, we still speak for that majority. | "We started the campaign speaking for the majority of Scots and now, as we enter the final month, we still speak for that majority. |
| "Not a single independently commissioned poll has ever shown Yes in the lead. | "Not a single independently commissioned poll has ever shown Yes in the lead. |
| "The challenge for our campaign is to turn the majority of support into the majority vote on September 18. My message to everyone that supports our campaign is this: 'If you want it, you have to vote for it.'" | "The challenge for our campaign is to turn the majority of support into the majority vote on September 18. My message to everyone that supports our campaign is this: 'If you want it, you have to vote for it.'" |
| Cold alliance | Cold alliance |
| Nothing unites different nations quite like mutual enemies. But the "Auld Alliance" between Scotland and France - both historic rivals of England - doesn't mean that the French government favours Scottish independence. Far from it, writes the BBC's Hugh Schofield. | Nothing unites different nations quite like mutual enemies. But the "Auld Alliance" between Scotland and France - both historic rivals of England - doesn't mean that the French government favours Scottish independence. Far from it, writes the BBC's Hugh Schofield. |
| More than 4.1 million people had registered to vote in the referendum by 10 March 2014, according to the Electoral Commission's most recent figures. | More than 4.1 million people had registered to vote in the referendum by 10 March 2014, according to the Electoral Commission's most recent figures. |
| Those eligible to vote include British, Irish, EU and Commonwealth citizens who are resident in Scotland. | Those eligible to vote include British, Irish, EU and Commonwealth citizens who are resident in Scotland. |
| For the first time for a national vote in the UK, the minimum voting age has been lowered to 16. | For the first time for a national vote in the UK, the minimum voting age has been lowered to 16. |